Thinking about development / Björn Hettne

By:

Hettne, Björn [author]

Series: Development mattersPublication details: London ; New York : Zed Books, 2009Description: viii, 152 pages ; 21 cmISBN:

9781848132474

Subject(s):

Economic development

DDC classification:

22 338.9 H477T

Contents:

Introduction: Development studies and development thinking -- Theoretical framework -- The 'original transition' -- The pursuit of freedom -- The modernization imperative -- Planning in 'dark times' -- The geopolitics of poverty -- Globalization and disorder -- In search of global development -- Conclusion: Towards global social theory?

Summary: This text provides a concise introduction to development thinking, contemporary development theory and practice as well as a critical analysis of the values that lie behind them. It presents development as an 'essentially contested concept', that has meant a number of things at various times to different people in different places.

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Introduction: Development studies and development thinking --
Theoretical framework --
The 'original transition' --
The pursuit of freedom --
The modernization imperative --
Planning in 'dark times' --
The geopolitics of poverty --
Globalization and disorder --
In search of global development --
Conclusion: Towards global social theory?

This text provides a concise introduction to development thinking, contemporary development theory and practice as well as a critical analysis of the values that lie behind them. It presents development as an 'essentially contested concept', that has meant a number of things at various times to different people in different places.

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